Biopsy marker with anchoring capabilities

A biopsy marker, comprising:

• a bioabsorbable component, wherein the bioabsorbable component can be dehydrated to reduce its size and hydrated to increase its size;
• a non-bioabsorbable component comprised of a single wire, the non-bioabsorbable component including:
• a body section having a predefined non-linear shape, wherein the body section resides at least partially within the bioabsorbable component;
• a first beam extending from the body section to a first spring component;
• the first spring component residing between a first anchoring arm and the first beam;
• an insertion orientation and an anchoring orientation, the insertion orientation including the biopsy marker having a lateral span that is different than the lateral span of the biopsy marker when in the anchoring orientation;
• the insertion orientation including the first anchoring arm subject to an external force to overcome a spring force from the first spring component;
• and
• the anchoring orientation including the first anchoring arm being free of the external force and the first spring component causing the first anchoring arm to move into a different orientation thereby changing the lateral span of the biopsy marker.

A biopsy marker, comprising:

• a non-bioabsorbable component, wherein the non-bioabsorbable component includes:
• a body section having a predefined non-linear shape;
• a first beam extending from the body section to a first spring component;
• the first spring component residing between a first anchoring arm and the first beam;
• a second beam extending from the body section to a second spring component;
• the second spring component residing between a second anchoring arm and the second beam;
• an insertion orientation and an anchoring orientation, the insertion orientation including the biopsy marker having a lateral span that is different than the lateral span of the biopsy marker when in the anchoring orientation;
• the insertion orientation including the first anchoring arm subject to an external force to overcome a spring force from the first spring component and the second anchoring arm subject to the external force to overcome a spring force from the second spring component;
• and
• the anchoring orientation including the first and second anchoring arms being free of the external force and the first and second spring components respectively causing the first and second anchoring arm to move into a different orientation thereby changing the lateral span of the biopsy marker;
• a bioabsorbable component, wherein the bioabsorbable component can be dehydrated to reduce its size and hydrated to increase its size;
• the body section residing within the bioabsorbable component when the bioabsorbable component is in a dehydrated state;
• the first beam having a length greater than a distance between the body section and an outer surface of the bioabsorbable component when in the dehydrated state, such that the first spring component resides outside of the bioabsorbable component when in the dehydrated state;
• and
• the second beam having a length greater than a distance between the body section and an outer surface of the bioabsorbable component when in the dehydrated state, such that the second spring component resides outside of the bioabsorbable component when in the dehydrated state.